‏ Genesis 36:16

Verse 16. Duke Korah] This Dr. Kennicott pronounces to be an interpolation. "It is certain, from Ge 36:4, that Eliphaz was Esau's son by Adah; and from Ge 36:11, 12, that Eliphaz had but six sons, Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, Kenaz, and Amalek. It is also certain, from Ge 36:5, 14, that Korah was the son of Esau (not of Eliphaz) by Aholibamah; and as such he is properly mentioned in Ge 36:18: These are the sons of Aholibamah, Esau's wife: duke Jeush, duke Jaalam, DUKE KORAH. It is clear, therefore, that some transcriber has improperly inserted duke Korah in Ge 36:16; from which interpolation both the Samaritan text and the Samaritan version are free."-KENNICOTT'S Remarks. Everything considered, I incline to the opinion that these words were not originally in the text.

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